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Ms. Coughlin from Brooklyn, NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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My Body and My Mind Work Together for Success!

Help me give my students sensory materials to support them with being able to sit down and complete academic work while keeping their physical body just active enough!

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My Project

At our school in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, I believe all of my students can achieve academic success. I know if I provide each student with exactly what they need on an individual basis, as well as together as a classroom community, my students rise up, work hard and meet the expectation ahead.

Kindergarten students can have very busy physical bodies that need to keep moving yet at the same time, stay still enough to write, read, manipulate math materials and complete academic work.

Sensory tools are an essential part of our daily classroom routine. These tools allow my students to move just enough to also be able to complete their work. My students sit down and wiggle on their sensory cushion while seated, or even push, pull and press on a sensory band with their feet, all the while they are looking and listening to the learning taking place. Other students will squeeze their sensory noodle, touch a sandy sensory strip on their hand and even bite the rubber topper on their pencil all while calming their mind and body and have enough organized brainpower to receive the learning focus that I am teaching them.

Please support me in providing my students the sensory tools they need to enhance their most successful Kindergarten school year possible! You help the little ones who I love so much and you also help me become a more effective teacher through compassion and healthy moving ways.

I appreciate you.

Thank you.

Ms. Coughlin PS 90 Edna Cohen School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wiggle Feet Sensory Cushion • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 3 $89.97
Portable 5lb Weighted Sensory Lap Pad • Kaplan Early Learning Company $44.96 2 $89.92
Bouncyband© for Chairs - Elementary • Nasco $15.99 5 $79.95
Senseez Blue Square Vibrating Cushion • Kaplan Early Learning Company $36.86 2 $73.72
Inflatable Seating Disc • Nasco $23.80 3 $71.40
Calm Strips - Classroom Pack 30 • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $40.00 1 $40.00
Chew Stixx Unflavored Regular Pencil Topper - Yellow • Nasco $7.95 5 $39.75
Hand2Mind Sensory Fidget Tubes • Blick Art Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
Wonder Wands • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
Gyrobi Fidgets - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $31.46 1 $31.46
Sensory Rings • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$606.14

Vendor shipping charges

 $34.06

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$679.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$119.87

Total project goal

$799.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $799.16

5 Donors

-$671.01

Donations toward project cost

-$585.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$85.65

Matching donations from our partners

-$110.51

Match offers toward project cost

-$93.93

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.58

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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